Senior Occupational Therapist (Rotational) at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
The closing date is 06 October 2025.
Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at East Kent Hospitals. This post will be based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, and currently offers rotations within the Acute medical wards, Critical Care, Emergency floor, and Trauma/Orthopaedics, with further experience in additional specialty areas becoming available in the future.
Our Occupational Therapists work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support patients on the acute wards, offering assessment and treatment alongside discharge planning.
Main Responsibilities
* Manage a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation, and evaluation of patient-centred care.
* Facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to the community.
* Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
* Be actively involved with training and development within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices, and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.
* Promote the role of OT and demonstrate the values to the members of the multi-disciplinary team.
About Us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference'.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Occupational Therapist or MSc Occupational Therapy.
* Member of RCOT.
* Member of RCOT specialist sections or similar.
Skills
* Highly developed clinical skills.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Evidence of working within acute inpatient settings.
Experience
* 18 months post-graduate experience in relevant care settings.
* Proven record of providing high-quality intervention for high-risk patients.
* Experience working within a variety of settings.
* Experience managing challenging situations.
Knowledge
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care, including Clinical Governance, NICE, and CQC.
* Knowledge of up-to-date clinical/evidenced-based practice.
* Knowledge of appropriate clinical pathways.
* Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning.
* Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of Medical/HCOOP patients.
* Knowledge of the extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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